as in driving
to proceed or move quickly
a bullet train speeding across the lush countryside
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Recent Examples of speeding
Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2025
Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
The natural rate of decline in output from the world's oil and gas fields is speeding up, owing to more reliance on shale and deep offshore resources, the International Energy Agency said on Tuesday.
—Seher Dareen, Reuters, 15 Sep. 2025
Today, the value of a special-forces soldier, such as the ones speeding toward us, is especially high.
—Ken Harbaugh, The Atlantic, 15 Sep. 2025
The second was in January of 2025, but barely involved the empty Waymo, which was simply stopped at light when a speeding car crashed into the Waymo and 6 other vehicles in a chain reaction, killing one person and a dog, and injuring several others.
—Brad Templeton, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
The officer’s colleague was able to track the location of her cellphone, so Stagner followed the lead, speeding 30 miles northwest of the city.
—ProPublica, 13 Sep. 2025
Aurora police said Belt-Stubblefield was speeding.
—Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 12 Sep. 2025
Brown has a history of citations and arrests in North Carolina dating back to 2011, according to court records, from minor infractions like speeding to more serious crimes such as communicating threats, breaking and entering, assault, and felony larceny.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2025
Noem said there had not been disagreements among the ministers in talks focused on sharing information on criminal gangs, using technology to disrupt their networks and speeding extradition arrangements.
—Jill Lawless, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
Other snags are purely visual, notably the capper to the scene where King must toss the bag of ransom millions at a specific time and place, from a speeding elevated train.
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2025
Adjective
The outlets report that footage of the stunt show posted on social media shows speeding cars spinning on the road with smoke coming from their tailpipes.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
The natural rate of decline in output from the world's oil and gas fields is speeding up, owing to more reliance on shale and deep offshore resources, the International Energy Agency said on Tuesday.
—Seher Dareen, Reuters, 15 Sep. 2025
Today, the value of a special-forces soldier, such as the ones speeding toward us, is especially high.
—Ken Harbaugh, The Atlantic, 15 Sep. 2025
The second was in January of 2025, but barely involved the empty Waymo, which was simply stopped at light when a speeding car crashed into the Waymo and 6 other vehicles in a chain reaction, killing one person and a dog, and injuring several others.
—Brad Templeton, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
The officer’s colleague was able to track the location of her cellphone, so Stagner followed the lead, speeding 30 miles northwest of the city.
—ProPublica, 13 Sep. 2025
Aurora police said Belt-Stubblefield was speeding.
—Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 12 Sep. 2025
Brown has a history of citations and arrests in North Carolina dating back to 2011, according to court records, from minor infractions like speeding to more serious crimes such as communicating threats, breaking and entering, assault, and felony larceny.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2025
Noem said there had not been disagreements among the ministers in talks focused on sharing information on criminal gangs, using technology to disrupt their networks and speeding extradition arrangements.
—Jill Lawless, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for speeding
Verb
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Nothing better than putting down the top and driving beautiful roads just after the rain stops and the air is powerfully charged by the nearby ocean, scrubbed clean.—
Mark Ewing,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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The jury cleared Read of killing O’Keefe, charging her with just drunken driving.—
Lance Reynolds,
Boston Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Before the new regulations, says Annie Inglis, Marine Biology Presenter with Quark, the expedition crew would be hurrying to get guests in Zodiacs to try to get closer to a bear sighting like this.—
Cassidy Randall,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Potential applications include areas where both high energy storage and rapid power delivery are essential, such as electric vehicles, drones, and high-demand electronics.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Sep. 2025
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Earthquakes' sudden, rapid shaking can cause fires, tsunamis, landslides or avalanches.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
17 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Almost skipping back towards the drumkit, Townshend came racing back to the mic ahead of a bluesy late interlude on stage in the Windy City, the home of the electrified artform.—
Jim Ryan,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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The dachshund, named Cannoli, was captured racing at high speed from his home's entrance to the couch his owner Sarah was seated on, before jumping on top of her and lapping up plenty of attention.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Plus-size segment remains underserved by apparel market Mallorie Dunn, a professor of fashion design at the Fashion Institute of Technology and owner of SmartGlamour, a clothing line that offers the smallest and largest sizes, worries about the apparel retail market rushing to conclusions.—
Kevin Williams,
CNBC,
12 Sep. 2025
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Why are fans rushing to see this movie?—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The switch got flipped in the final quarter as McCarthy took charge, the offensive line asserted itself and the running game got hot.—
Steve Silverman,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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The offensive line opened few holes in the running game.—
Mike DeFabo,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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There were few cars — mostly just workers in bamboo hats on foot or on bikes, with the occasional motor scooter zipping along.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
13 Sep. 2025
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Commissioner David Suarez, named as a defendant in the lawsuit, made a brief appearance at Wednesday’s press conference, zipping in front of reporters on an electric scooter.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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But Spirit coach Adrián Gonzaléz subbed on two speedy forwards moments after the red card, forcing the Current to respect that speed and direct ability to attack.—
Daniel Sperry,
Kansas City Star,
14 Sep. 2025
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Since then, the mission has continued its speedy departure from the Solar System and could become the third spacecraft to return data from interstellar space.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Speeding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/speeding. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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